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Grants and funding in Wisconsin

6,254 foundations reported granting into Wisconsin on their most recent IRS filings: 32,572 itemized grants worth $3.1B between them. On top of that, 41 live grant programs and 18 contract opportunities are specific to Wisconsin, alongside 3,344 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
6,254
of 129,981 grantmaking foundations on file
in itemized grants into the state
$3.1B
across 32,572 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Wisconsin
41
of 3,984 live grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
46
of 483 CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 6,254 foundations granting into Wisconsin, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check is thousands, not millions.

227
1,161
2,194
1,556
889
138
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of August 29, 2026.

Who gives the most into Wisconsin

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Wisconsin on their most recent filings. Size and openness are different things: the giants here are mostly endowments that choose their own recipients, which is why the list worth working from is the 6,254 above filtered to funders that accept applications.

University of Wisconsin Foundation$549M
Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc$131M
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation$101M
Tosa Foundation$91M
The Big Ten Conference Inc$78M
Itemized grants into Wisconsin from each foundation's most recent IRS filing, as of August 29, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

What the live Wisconsin grants offer

Award ceilings on the Wisconsin-specific programs that publish one, in the same size bands as the foundation chart above.

8
5
4
1
0
2
0
Under $10K$10K–50K$50K–100K$100K–250K$250K–1M$1M–5MOver $5M
20 of 41 live Wisconsin-specific grants publish a ceiling; the rest say the amount varies. As of September 1, 2026.

Who the Wisconsin-specific grants are for

Of the 41 live grant programs specific to Wisconsin, here is who the announcements name. 28 more are open to any organization type and counted separately, never twice.

Nonprofits19
Cities and towns19
Tribal organizations17
Researchers10
Small businesses1

Wherever you sit, nonprofits, cities and towns, tribal organizations and every other reader get their own page saying what Quillify does and does not do for them.

The lenders almost nobody checks

46 community development lenders serve Wisconsin: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks all 483 nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Wisconsin foundation grants by focus

The foundations above, cut by what they fund and filtered to the ones that accept applications.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of September 1, 2026 and refresh twice monthly. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022 and move as new filings arrive. Segment counts are programs that explicitly name the segment; programs open to any organization type are reported separately, never double-counted.

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